Jaisalmer: Air companies to Delhi and Mumbai will begin in Jaisalmer from October 1. This will convey vibrancy again to the abandoned airport. However, resulting from air companies not beginning flights from Ahmedabad this time, the tourism enterprise might endure. This yr, air companies will begin a couple of month earlier than Diwali. Online reserving for this has additionally began.
Last yr there have been air companies to Ahmedabad additionally, however not this yr. Whereas Jaisalmer receives a lot of vacationers from Gujarat. In such a scenario, tourism might be affected resulting from lack of air connectivity with Gujarat. Last yr, air companies have been began from Jaisalmer to Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad. After this, with the start of the off season, all air companies have been stopped. Now air companies may also begin with the vacationer season. This time Ahmedabad has not been included in it.
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Jaisalmer Civil Airport Director Pramod Meena mentioned that Indigo Airlines has acquired approval for air companies in Jaisalmer beneath the winter schedule. Under this, air companies might be began for Jaisalmer-Delhi-Jaisalmer and Jaisalmer-Mumbai-Jaisalmer from October 1. These air companies will run until 31 March. Along with this, approval for air companies has additionally been taken for Jaisalmer-Jaipur-Jaisalmer from twenty seventh October. Airport Director Pramod Meena mentioned that we now have accomplished all of the preparations. This time, particular preparations have additionally been made for Airbus on the airport in order that passengers will now not must stroll on foot to achieve the flight.
Mostly vacationers from Gujarat come to Jaisalmer. This yr, there was heavy rain in Rajasthan in addition to Gujarat. For this purpose Gujarati vacationers haven’t reached Jaisalmer but. By this time, Jaisalmer turns into buzzing with vacationers from Gujarat, however resulting from waterlogging in lots of areas of Gujarat, vacationers haven’t but reached Jaisalmer. Arvind Vyas, related to tourism enterprise, mentioned that resulting from lack of air connectivity with Gujarat, there might be lack of Gujarati vacationers within the coming season. Every yr the load think about air service of Ahmedabad stays very excessive. In such a scenario, air firms solely see their very own profit. Jaisalmer’s tourism will endure, in such a scenario air firms ought to begin flights to Ahmedabad additionally.
There could also be loss by not connecting Ahmedabad: Tourism businessman of Jaisalmer, Avinash Bissa, mentioned that a lot of the vacationers visiting the golden metropolis of Jaisalmer are Gujarati vacationers. In such a scenario, the tourism enterprise right here advantages to a terrific extent because of the arrival of Gujarati vacationers in the course of the season. He instructed that Indigo Airlines goes to begin air companies just for 3 cities for this winter season. During Diwali. Thousands of Gujarati vacationers come to go to the golden metropolis. In such a scenario, resulting from non-operation of air service from Ahmedabad, there’s a risk of giant loss to the tourism enterprise of Jaisalmer.
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Last yr, SpiceJet began companies late: People related to tourism enterprise and journey companies mentioned that with the opening of Jaisalmer Civil Airport, SpiceJet first began working its air companies from right here. SpiceJet not solely began its air companies late but additionally closed them prematurely. Airport Director Pramod Meena mentioned that until now solely Indigo has launched its schedule. In this, we now have given the time he had requested for. There isn’t any replace relating to SpiceJet but.